Hi everyone. Im happy I found this site. I read that this is rare. If it is rare, Im at least glad that there are a lot of other women who's experiences I can learn from. Im 20, never had sex (waiting till marriage) and this is my second cyst in 2 months. The first time, went to the er, got it incised and drained. HURT LIKE CRAZY. Took antibiotics for a week. Took sitz baths. The cyst went down but guess what? Got a yeast infection. After all of that, I could still feel a tiny bump but just prayed everyday that nothing would come from it. This morning, to my horror, I discovered it again. I took two hot baths today but it just seems to be getting worse. Im going to my gyno first thing in the morning. I want to have this gland removed once and for all. Im scared my doc will try to speak against it but i dont want to try other treatments (ie catheter, marsupialization) if i still might get it again. I just want to know about how long is the recovery process? I am currently on my spring break and i have travel plans. I understand that I might have to cancel them but if the biggest part about the surgery to have the gland removed is pain afterward, i can deal with that. Anyone please feel free to share ur recovery experiences. Thanks.

im having my 2nd bartholin's cyst now after it first appeared last year. the treatment i had was only antibiotics and it disappeared.

i forgot the name of the antibiotic. im out of the country right now and i can't contact my gyne.

im taking amoxicillin right now but it seems it doesn't work, i' about to finish 10 tablets.

i'm thinking that it might be ciproflaxin. anybody who had a cyst that have the same medication?

please help.

it is really painful and i need to get some medications. thanks!

I just want to know of recovery times of those who had the barthilon gland removed? And what was your total experience? I am having excision on 4/4/08

anybody who knows what antibiotics to take???

please help!

anybody who knows what antibiotics to take???

please help!

YOU CAN TRY DOXICICLINUM

thanks!

i just hope antibiotics will still work for me, since this is my 2nd time...

the thought of surgery really scares me alot...

will the lump go away even without draining it, considering this is the 2nd time?

If you are lucky, it will go away. I'm on my 4th and it seems to go away with antibiotics and ibuprofen, it always did. Good luck and tell me if you feel better in a few days!

thanks! i will!

Hi. I just wanted to let you know that there is a support group for women, like us, suffering from bartholin cysts. They offer support, advice and just a place to go when you feel like you are at your witts end!
Go to yahoo groups website and then type in bartholincysts ( this is all one word ) into the search box.

I had my bartholin abcess removed last friday and er doctor placed word catheter in it..really dont want to mention the hell of pain ive been through having the abcess and the catheter in it..

since i dont have the insurance, im just wondering if theres a need for a doctor to remove the catheter or will jusst wait until it falls of naturally?

Is sex or std the cause of it? ive known my partner for 3 months and weve been doing sex regularly..what i remember the last weekend before i have the cyst is that i shave my vagina and had a cut on it and we did sex after that..hopefully its just a bacteria that went in..not through std..

this is my first week after the surgery, still taking lequavin antibiotics though..not feeling that much pain ..HOPEFULLY this cyst will not recur..

I had my bartholin abcess removed last friday and er doctor placed word catheter in it..really dont want to mention the hell of pain ive been through having the abcess and the catheter in it..

since i dont have the insurance, im just wondering if theres a need for a doctor to remove the catheter or will jusst wait until it falls of naturally?

Is sex or std the cause of it? ive known my partner for 3 months and weve been doing sex regularly..what i remember the last weekend before i have the cyst is that i shave my vagina and had a cut on it and we did sex after that..hopefully its just a bacteria that went in..not through std..

this is my first week after the surgery, still taking lequavin antibiotics though..not feeling that much pain ..HOPEFULLY this cyst will not recur..

About two years ago, I had an abcess on my bartholin gland. It started out as a cyst but then turned into an abcess. The pain was horrible and lots of puss was oozing out of the abcess. I went to an urgent care center and was treated with levaquin and given vicodin for pain. The levaquin seemed to do its job but unfortunately it caused me to become ill with pseudomembranous colitis, a complication from the antibiotic. Pseudomembranous colitis is no fun, so I hope none of you develop this complication. Just watch out for foul-smelling diarrhea, abdominal pain, and fever. If you notice these symptoms post-antibiotic use, you should probably see a doctor. Pseudomembranous colitis is usually treated with more antibiotics. If you want more information, visit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudomembran ous_colitis
I suppose it is also worth mentioning that I was a virgin when I developed the bartholin gland cyst/abcess.

this is my first week of having a word catheter inside me after it was drained..nurse said yesterday it was healing, but i refused to had it removed since ive been reading forums that catheter stays there for about 3-6 weeks...

hope staying the catheter there for along time will not cause any infection since ive been taking antibiotics and having warm towel compress after i pee...

hi theother... i said ill get back to you as soon as im ok...

im ok now, the lump is gone after those weeks of horrible pain just before i was about to take the antibiotics you told me, it was gone. thanks!

but the thing now is im having painful intercourse again, there is no lump but there is pain inside when we are having sex... any idea?

Well...the pain you have is because the area is still very sensitive. I alsow discovered that because of this bartholin cyst, we have problems with lubrification (sory for the mistakes, I'm romanian and I try my best to write). You should try some lubricants, Durex for example. I am tired of this problem because it seems like it just doesn't dissapear. I had about 4 abcesses and they all went down with antibiotics so far. I don't know what to do to stop them reoccur. I am so depressed when I find no cure... I guess I should be happy I had no surgery so far, thaks God!

I hope we'll have no problems in the future.

thanks again theother... i have posted another inquiry regarding my pain, since i observed that after bartholin's i'm having difficulty in getting myself lubricated...

now i think i got the answer. the reason of my problem with lubrication is because of my recent bartholin's.

i hope it will really get well soon, im also tired of this discomfort!

I have been dealing with Bartholin Cysts for about 4 years. I am 30 years old. I just had one removed through surgery in January 08. The surgery and recovery were not painful. I was fully recovered within 4 weeks.

Unfortunately, a new cysts has formed on the other gland. This one turned into an abscess and I had marsupialization. The pain was so unbearable before I had it drained. I am now on antibiotics again and doing the sitz baths. My doctor says that it will likely reoccur and I will have to have surgery again.

It was bad enough having one that would not go away and had to be drained twice but having a second is unthinkable. I fully support surgery and I am glad that I have a doctor willing to remove these cysts.

I have been having problems with Bartholin abscesses for over 7 years now. They are the most painful things. I really can't take this anymore. My doctor has tried everything under the sun to keep thid from coming back but it always does. The only option i see left is to remove the gland completely. But the doctor dosen't want to do the surgery? How can I convince him? Does anyone know how to prevent this? This is very painful and I feel like such a freak.

I got a Bartholin cyst, the size of a golf ball. I got it after a Bikini Wax so I think something happened that was very irritating. I tried the Sitz baths and nothing...even several times a day...and nothing. I was very worried, I am over 40 and really didn't want to go to the doctor because I know they would do something harsh and test me for cancer. So I waited and waited and it went away after about 4 months. It has been 1 year since that happened, so it looks like it is gone for good. I am posting for all the women who are excessively worried about this. If it doesn't hurt, it is not infected, you don't have a fever, you feel fine...etc...I suspect that for 99% of women it eventually goes away. I didn't even take baths anymore. I think exercise helped, because it seemed smaller after yoga or running, and then it would come back and then one day it was the size of a pea and then a couple days later it went away for good. There is a reason we have a gland, if you go to the doctor and they damage it or excise it, then you are opening yourself up to the consequences of that and a life of discomfort or worse.

i read a forum here before regarding herb oils and i cant retract it anymore.

i had my bartholin cyst removed last month..and the catheter was removed after a week..took antibiotics for 7 days..

now i could still feel that theres a small pea size lump inside..but everytime i pee, i put warm compress and tea tree oil they said its antibacteria...After intercourse, i also tried putting in a cotton and wipe it with drop of rosemary, thyme and oregano oil..hope this infection could go away.